Event
Upscaling Agroecology: Farming the Forecast – A Year of New Normal
Unable to rely on the routines of traditional farming seasons, how can agroecological approaches aid us in Farming the Forecast?
Every new season is a record breaker – the wettest, the coldest, the warmest, the driest…
Formerly, farmers could rely on the reliability of the seasons as a foundation for annual managment of livestock and crops. Now new approaches are needed!
We’ll be joined by Heather Close, Balsar Glen, and Angus Walton, Peelham Farm, two Scottish beef producers, based on opposing coasts, applying agroecological practices for the purpose of Farming the Forecast to overcome the unpredictability of new seasonal norms.
Heather and Angus will lead us through the past 12 months of production within their respective herds, faced with critical decision points, managing for high animal welfare and low-input production, amidst a year of unpredictable weather from Scotland’s West coast to East, while demonstrating that agroecology delivers significant opportunities for profitable red meat production across a spectrum of contexts.
